Guitarists Luther Dickinson of North Mississippi Allstars and Colin Linden of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings have joined forces for a new joint project, Amour. They are backed by “The Tennessee Valentines,” with Dominic Davis on bass, Brian Owings on drums, Fats Kaplin on violin and accordion, and Kevin McEndree on keyboards.

Linden produced the album, whose tracks touch on a wide range of genres while still serving as an Americana record. Dickinson and Linden also recruited a handful of Nashville talent for the guest vocals, including Billy Swan, Rachael Davis, Ruby Amanfu, Sam Palladio, and Jonathan Jackson.

“Colin and I both plugged into a shared guitar amp that you can hear in the middle. Our individual amps are spread out, and though you can hear the different guitars popping thru here and there, it’s hard to tell who is playing what, and that only adds to Colin and my Amour fest,” says Luther of the duo’s experience in creating the collection of “sentimental, romantic love” songs.

The album is set to release on Feb. 8.